DO the summer holidays feel really long while your funds are very short?
With most of us over the halfway point now, many kids are climbing the walls.
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But you can beat boredom without bashing your bank balance with these at-home activities for under a fiver.
DIG DEEP: Create your own “sandbox”, wherever you live, by converting any large plastic tub into a toy building site. Use rocks from the garden and you can use sand or, if easier, rice or oats.
Add toy diggers or tractors (poundshop.com has two tractors for £1) to complete your home-made site.
ART ATTACK: Pavement chalk is a great way to indulge kids’ artistic side and a 12-pack of multicoloured chalks are £3 at Hobbycraft.
Unleash their talent by setting a theme such as “sport” or “dinosaurs”. You could also help them draw a maze or track so they can scoot or run around it at speed.
HIT BACK: Need some new game inspiration? See bit.ly/3SPHUR0 for lots of free Disney-inspired games including Rapunzel’s frying pan cricket and Sleeping Beauty tag, all aimed at getting the family up and moving.
A GOOD I-DEA: Head over to papertraildesign.com where you can find more than 40 free I Spy games that you can download and print off for the kids.
The printables show multiple corresponding pictures and there’s a range of themes, so it should keep them very busy for a bit.
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ROCK ON: Aldi.co.uk is selling a Peppa Pig or Paw Patrol stone-painting kit for £4.99, which includes six rocks, paints and paintbrush.
But if you already have paints at home, just find the rocks in the garden or park and let children have a go.
- All prices on page correct at time of going to press. Deals and offers subject to availability
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